In the chaos that accompanied Palpatine's rise to power, Darth Vader became one of the Emperor's most loyal servants. The Emperor entrusted him with the elimination of the Jedi Knights. During these dark times, Darth Vader and his agents destroyed the remnants of Jedi order.

Elegance and deadliness, these are the hallmarks of the crimson-clad Royal Guard that accompanied the galaxy's sovereign at all times. Crafted by Palpatine, these Imperial protectors were selected for Royal Guard duty, based on stringent requirements of size, strength, intelligence, and loyalty.

An elite security force assembled to protect members of the Galactic Senate, the Senate Guard were garbed in outdated yet symbolic blue robes and helmets. The stoic guards stood watch over the massive Senate rotunda on Coruscant, and its members could be found aboard almost all senatorial transports.

It takes a dedicated warrior with unending loyalty to strap in behind the control yoke of a TIE fighter and pilot the fragile, speedy craft into battle. TIE fighter pilots are well trained to overcome the inherent design flaws of the TIE fighter, and turn it into a formidable and deadly vessel.

Kit Fisto is a striking example of an alien Jedi, with large, unblinking eyes, and a gathered tangle of flexible tentacle-tresses extending from his head. The mighty warrior not only advised the highest office of the Republic, but was also part of the Jedi taskforce assembled by Mace Windu to rescue captives from the Separatist stronghold on Geonosis. When Republic reinforcements arrived to spark the first battle of the epic Clone Wars, Kit Fisto led a special unit of clone troopers into the thick of the conflict.

A Mandalorian bounty hunter without an equal, Boba Fett emerged as the preeminent bounty hunter of the galaxy. A faceless enforcer, Boba Fett's distinctive armor strikes fear in the hearts of fugitives. He is all business, laconic, and deadly. By capturing Han Solo and his friends, he collected two bounties for the same haul - one from the Empire and one from the merciful less, Jabba the Hutt.